onset

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The frog feels the onset of \nparalysis and starts to sink, knowing they both will drown,\nbut has just enough time to gasp "Why?

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Quick take

the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"

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noun

the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"

noun

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for onset.

noun

the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"

noun

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"

Example sentences

The frog feels the onset of \nparalysis and starts to sink, knowing they both will drown,\nbut has just enough time to gasp "Why?

It struck me as awful that he died in 1954, not long before The Beatles, free love, and the full onset of the civil rights movement.

I recall once, shortly after the onset of the financial unpleasantness that began in 2008, I was at an airport trying to rent a car.

My point is that marijuana can speed up the onset of schizophrenia and should not be used by people that have family history of mental illness.

" Given that trading on Wall Street recently contributed to the onset of the worst economic crisis since the 1930s, I would say the case for stronger enforcement of trading regulations would prove more useful than further attempts to surpress copyright infringement.